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On last Friday, Lexus UK released the upcoming NX300h’s pricing.

The price range starts at the base NX300h FWD for GBP 29,495, and reach the top model (NX300h Premier AWD) at GBP 42,995. For comparison, the Audi Q5 base price starts from GBP 30,435 (Q5 SE 2.0 TFSI with 6-speed manual transmission) in UK.

Below are detailed pricing for each trim.

NX300h S: GBP 29,495
NX300h SE: GBP 31,495
NX300h Luxury: GBP 34,495
NX300h FSport: GBP 36,995
NX300h Premier: GBP 42,995

Lexus announced its April 2014 sales stat yesterday, and it can be seen the GX460 sales is 2.5 times of the same month last year.

If we look closer we can see the trend that beginning October 2013, the GX’s sales volume started to explode. In Octorber 2013, Lexus sold 1.65 times of what it sold in October 2012; and even the extensive wind chill monthes earlier this year did not impact its sales at all, doubling the number of the same month in the last year.

This is a very good case for marketing analysis. It tells us two important facts that makes your product to be successful: 1. price; 2. external appearance.

Compared the 2014 model to 2013 model, the GX460 lowered the...

Lexus has launched a special edition of the LX570 (called “LX 570 Supercharger“) in the Kuwait market, with the V8 engine supercharged.

The updated V8 engine now makes 450 hp, instead of the naturally aspirated version’s 383 hp. There is no doubt this model will be available in all major middle-east market soon.

While US market has little possibility to get this supercharged LX570, it leaves us an interesting question: will Lexus build a supercharged LS460? We are know for the full size luxury sedan market in US, the LS460 is lacking behind of the engine output. The LS460 “only” has 386 hp, while the BMW 750i makes 445, the Mercedes-Benz S550 makes 449 and the Audi A8 4...

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The torsional rigidity is a critical parameter for a vehicle, which measures how many force you need to apply to “twist” the car body frame by one degree. Of course the larger of this value, the better.

From the consumer’s perspective, what is the benefit of a high torsional rigidity car body? A vehicle with high torsion rigidity will give the driver and passenger a more “solid” feel when the car is running, especially when the road is bumpy and has lots of potholes on it...

Data comes from the  Beijing auto show.

Some feature highlights:

– high rigidity body construction, laser-screw welding and body adhesive techniques are used;
– FSport model has special suspension configurations;
– LED lighting;
– Mobile device wireless charging tray;
– G sensor and boost meter display available

Generic specifications:

Wheelbase: 104.7
Length: 182.3 in
Width: 72.6 in
Height: 64.8
Front track: 62.2 (225/65R17 tire); 61.8 (235/60R18 tire)
Rear track: 62.2 (225/65R17 tire); 61.8 (235/60R18 tire)
6-speed automatic transmission

Lexus NX200t Engine: 235hp, 258 lb-ft torque@4,000 RPM
Lexus NX300h Engine: total system ouput 194hp

The 2...